Proud To Be Scottish

Another fine compilation featuring fiddles, bagpipes, folk bands, Scots & Gaelic song and more.  The music on 'Proud to Be Scottish' represents a rich musical heritage and thriving culture. All of the featured artists and tracks on this album have recorded on the Foot Stompin' Music Label 

(1) Stuart Cassells  - Stuart Cassells is a fine young piper and winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2005. He is also frontman of the much-acclaimed folk rock outfit The Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

(2) Back of the Moon - Fabulous 4 piece outfit voted Best Folk Band in the 2005 Scots Trad Music Awards. A gripping and fascinating album with top-rate musical values.

(3) The Anna Massie Band  - Voted "Best Folk Band of the Year" in the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards, this album features fiddle, accordion, guitar, pipes and vocals.

(4) Croft No Five -  Complimenting traditional Scottish folk music with a mix of dance and funk grooves.

(5) Fine Friday -  A combination of strong vocals and accomplished playing from one of Scotland's finest traditional trios.

(6) Martyn Bennett -  Master musician, piper, fiddler Martyn Bennett overlays five generations of hauntingly beautiful Gaelic songs with his unique and exciting blend of sounds, samples and instrumentation.

(7) Jenna Reid - Jenna's an amazing Shetland fiddler, flinging her flings and spinning her slow airs with grace and beauty.

(8) James Graham - A stunning album of beautiful Gaelic song from one of Scotland's brilliant rising stars.

(9) Shona Mooney  -  Borders musician Shona Mooney brings an arranging and compositional vision as well as fiddling skill to her music.

(10) Simon Thoumire & David Milligan - Concertina and piano bringing you the brightest instrumentalising you're ever likely to hear.

(11) cMc - Claire McLaughlin and Marianne Campbell  - A fabulous fiddle CD of great tunes and clever arrangements from two superb young players

(12) Keep It Up  - A tremendous album – unarguably acoustic music at its very best.